Former New York Republican Congressman Pete King praised his former colleague, Sen. Joe Manchin, after the West Virginia Democrat declared on Fox News that he would not support President Biden's socioeconomic overhaul bill dubbed 'Build Back Better.'
"We all knew that senator Manchin couldn’t be trusted,"King replied on Fox News that Manchin is tough enough to put up with obscene attacks, telling
"The fact that she’s attacking Joe Manchin so strongly to me proves more than ever that Joe Manchin is right. You ask me who I stand with? Joe Manchin or Omar? I wouldn’t go near Omar. I’m with Joe Manchin," he continued.King later added that some of the aggressive qualities of the White House's initial pointed response to Manchin's decision not to support Biden's plan were due to the shortcomings of some of the junior staff.
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